New Jersey Devils vs. N.Y. Rangers Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The New Jersey Devils take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden at 7 PM EST. New jersey has a record of 21-5-1 this season. The Rangers are 14-10-4.
New Jersey Devils were beaten 6-4 by the New York Islanders. Jack Hughes scored a goal and had an assist. Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler, and Jesper Bratt each had two assists. Dawson Mercer, Nico Hischier, Tomas Tatar, Jack Vanecek, Akira Schmid, MacKenzie Blackwood, have been playing well for New Jersey lately.
Rangers have won three straight games. They were a -150 favorite in their last game. Braden Schneider scored the only goal. Artemi Panarin leads the team with 34 points. Mika Zibanejad has 32 points and he leads Rangers with 15 goals. Chris Kreider has 13 goals and 23 points, Adam Fox has 30 points; Jaroslav Halak has a record of 1-6-1 with a 3.04 GAA and .888 SV%.
New York Rangers are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games against New Jersey Devils. New York has won four of the last five home games. The Rangers have the defense and the goalie Igor Shesterkin to slow down the Devils' offense.
Both teams have been excellent at playing defense and keeping the puck out of the net. The Devils rank second in goals against per game and second on shots against. Vitek Vanecek has a record of 12-2-1 with a 2.30 GAA and .916 SV%. Akira Schmid has 5-0-5 with 1.70 Gaa and 1 .940 SV%, while Igor Shesterkin has 13-4-3 with 2 2 50 GA and 2 .917 SV%
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